Rational Nation USA

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Barrack Obama is planning to announce his reelection campaign next week. With all the electronic fire power available he will begin receiving donations to support and finance his reelection bid. It is anticipated that his fund raising could generate upward of one billion dollars. Sure is comforting to know that it is not the best and brightest that get elected to our nations highest office. Rather it is about the money, and who has the best {and often corrupt} campaign strategist. Such has become modern presidential politics. And the same holds true for both major parties. It is the reason no third {or fourth} party could ever stand a chance. And the truth is no matter which major party candidate is elected the results are still the same. Ever increasing annual deficits. A ballooning national debt level. Increasing unfunded liabilities. {Currently exceeding 106 trillion dollars} A stagnant or shr...

by the Left Coast Rebel Senator-elect Rand Paul of Kentucky is impressing me more by the day. A recent incident (Thursday of this week) in the bowels of the United States upper chamber of Congress highlight Senator Paul's willingness to call out leadership on both sides of the aisle for lack of adherence to principles (or not having any principles, whatsoever). Having said that, Harry Reid is an easy target on the Libya war issue and the National Review , has the story: Washington — Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.), a Tea Party favorite, has boxed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) into a corner. After a quiet day of quorum calls and speeches, Reid abruptly adjourned the upper chamber Thursday and postponed votes until Monday. According to numerous Hill staffers, Paul deserves some credit for the impasse. Here’s the back story: On Wednesday, Paul, with little notice, attached an amendment to the small-business re-authorization bill. The amendment, which chastises President Oba...

Koran-burner: Florida pastor Terry Jones. Image c/o AP/Telegraph. by the Left Coast Rebel I don't even know where to start with the story of the raging violence in Afghanistan based on the March 20 Koran-burning episode of Florida pastor Terry Jones? Forgive me if I bounce between different political/philosophical points. First, how about we start with the American-inserted figurehead of Afghanistan "democracy", President Hamid Karzai; brazenly calling for the arrest of Florida Koran-burning pastor Terry Jones, thereby -- in my opinion -- inciting more violence (more on this at Last Tradition ). New York Times : On Thursday, however, President Karzai made a speech and issued statements condemning the Koran burning and calling for the arrest of Mr. Jones for his actions. On Friday, that theme was picked up in mosques throughout Afghanistan. Um, no. Leftists and Islamists around the world (attached at the hip by their hatred of the West and capitalism) may hate t...

by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace of Independent Conservatism Altruism can be defined as:  an ethical doctrine that holds that individuals have a moral obligation to help, serve, or benefit others, if necessary at the sacrifice of self interest. The altruist therefore will places their own self interests, indeed their own happiness subordinate to that of others. Ayn Rand in the following video montage explains altruism and how in its purist form it is an immoral doctrine and in her words evil. For a contemporary outlook on the irrationality of self sacrificing altruism Shane Atwell's Blog takes an in depth look at why Rand (and others) viewed altruism as evil. From Shane's article Altruism Empowers Evil: I've always loved epic stories of good versus evil. I love Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Dune--long, multi-generational conflicts. But it wasn't until I read, and re-read, Atlas Shrugged that I learned a crucial fact about evil, a fac...